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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2001

Ernakulam

Winner — 2001

PROF. K V THOMAS
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 50.2%IND 38.6%6 others 11.2%
Votes
51,265
50.2% share
Winning margin
11,844
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.2%
of 1,85,185

A clear win with a 11.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PROF. K V THOMAS
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
51,26550.2%
2
SEBASTIAN PAUL
IND
39,42138.6%
3
ADV. P J THOMAS
NDA
7,7297.6%
4
SEBASTIAN
IND
1,6031.6%
5
K V THOMAS
IND
1,0011.0%
6
JOHN PALLAN
IND
5590.6%
7
KALOOR JOSE
IND
3770.4%
8
BOSCO FERNADES
IND
2010.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (108th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.7% · max 17.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
108th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
41st of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.2%IND 38.6%BJP 7.6%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

9 locations
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